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September 21, 2020

Almquist Place

By JOURNAL STAFF

Photos by Andrew Nam / Weinstein A+U [enlarge]


Bob and Marcia Almquist Place opened this spring at 501 Rainier Ave. S. in the Chinatown-International District.

The six-story, 105-unit mixed-use supportive housing building is made up of studio units for people who have experienced long-term homelessness.

The 62,720-square-foot building includes three units for live-in staff. It has a community rooms, a medical office staffed by NeighborCare Health, 1,100 square feet of retail space, and a maintenance shop.

An outdoor public plaza at the corner of South King Street and Rainier Avenue South marks the entrance to Little Saigon. A kinetic crane sculpture by Louis Chinn and Huameng Yu references the neighborhood’s Vietnamese heritage as well as the Japanese family-run business, Linc’s Tackle, that had previously occupied the corner.

Project cost was $33.5 million.

Developer: Plymouth Housing

Architect: Weinstein A+U

General contractor: Walsh Construction

Landscape architect: Fazio Associates

Electrical design: Glumac

HVAC design: Sider + Byers

Other team members: Sunrise Plumbing, Merit Electric, Emerald Aire










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